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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy - Challenge #5

Play with WorldCat.org -- That's what Genea-Bloggers and Amy Coffin over at We Tree told me to do. I am so glad that they did because I had fun! Who knew that you could search hundreds of libraries in one spot? (Okay, I may be the only one who didn't.)

The first thing I did was search to make sure that the two closest libraries were included in this world's largest library catalog. I was actually a little surprised to find that they were. I was sure that the Jacksonville Library was there. So I made these my favorite libraries:

You don't need to have a username and a password to run a search, but I set one up anyway so I could make lists and set my favorite libraries.

I ran a search on a couple of areas that I need to do some research in, namely New York and Rhode Island. In doing so I spotted the name of a genealogist and author that I have corresponded with so next I ran a search on her name, Jane Fletcher Fiske. I did one more search using the name of my most notable ancestor Governor Benedict Arnold.

I found several books and microfilms that I would love to spend time with ==>